Sunday January 2, 2011 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY 1-How we handle our fears will determine the rest of our lives- 2-The older the violin, the sweeter the music- 3-The past is never where you think you lift it- 4-If you want to be loved, be lovable- 5-If you really want to love, be forgiving- STRANGE THOUGHT-Can a hypochondriac suffer in silence? I'VE LEARNED-You can't recycle wasted time- DID YOU KNOW-The abbreviation "e.g." stands for "exempli gratia," or "for example"- 5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW 1-Why did God choose for Jesus to be born a Jew? 2-If God had chosen Jesus to be an Arab, would the Arabs have been hated all of history? 3-Does God need the church to accomplish his will? 4-Are we as Christians crucial to what God is doing in the world? 5-Can/does God break his own rules? BIBLE TRIVIA-Who nagged at David for dancing in the streets? Yesterday's answer-Abigail SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY JAMES 4:1-10 Give Yourselves to God 1 Do you know where your fights and arguments come from? They come from the selfish desires that war within you.2 You want things, but you do not have them. So you are ready to kill and are jealous of other people, but you still cannot get what you want. So you argue and fight. You do not get what you want, because you do not ask God.3 Or when you ask, you do not receive because the reason you ask is wrong. You want things so you can use them for your own pleasures. 4 So, you are not loyal to God! You should know that loving the world is the same as hating God. Anyone who wants to be a friend of the world becomes God's enemy.5 Do you think the Scripture means nothing that says, "The Spirit that God made to live in us wants us for himself alone"? 6 But God gives us even more grace, as the Scripture says, "God is against the proud, But he gives grace to the humble." — Proverbs 3:34 7 So give yourselves completely to God. Stand against the devil, and the devil will run from you.8 Come near to God, and God will come near to you. You sinners, clean sin out of your lives. You who are trying to follow God and the world at the same time, make your thinking pure.9 Be sad, cry, and weep! Change your laughter into crying and your joy into sadness. 10 Humble yourself in the Lord's presence, and he will honor you. I WISH YOU A DAY FILLED WITH LOVE, LAUGHTER, FORGIVENESS AND THANKSGIVING-JASPER